Lagorce wins, Prost resists

As the duel enters Alain Prost and Jean-Philippe Dayraut continues to be in full swing, Franck Lagorce managed to do well this Friday at Alpe d?Huez. The pilot of the Renault DA Racing?s Clio III first proved to be the fastest during the qualifying heats, taking 60 points for first place overall in the qualifying heats. The former pilot of F1, then placed in the second Elite Sup final, beat Bertrand Balas (Toyota Auris) and Alain Prost (Dacia Duster). The latter, weighed down by 60 kg after his victory in Andorra, managed to limit the damage, taking third place in the qualifying heats and then, therefore, placing third in his final.

The Dacia driver thus scored 73 points (55 + 18), four points less than Jean-Philippe Dayraut (Skoda Fabia). The reigning champion, although he won the first Elite Sup final by getting the better of Jean-Baptiste Dubourg (Renault Clio III), “lost” precious points during the qualifying heats, taking second place behind Franck Lagorce . However, with these 77 points (57 + 20), the Skoda driver increases his lead to six points at the top of the standings. Andros Trophy.

Romain Grosjean made a more than satisfactory debut. Armed with a Renault Clio III prepared by DA Racing, the Genevan placed sixth on this first day of competition, with 69 points (52 + 17). The Renault F1 driver finished sixth in the qualifying heats, certainly a few seconds behind the best specialists (Lagorce, Dayraut, Prost), but ahead of more experienced drivers (Rivière, Thoral, Panis), a good result for a first. Romain then finished in fourth place in his final, ahead of Jean-Philippe Dayraut, Jean-Baptiste Dubourg and Didier Thoral.

This Saturday, the drivers will once again ride at night. The warm-up will begin at 16:30 p.m. and the qualifying heats will last from 16:50 p.m. to 19:40 p.m. The finals will be played from 20:25 p.m. to 22:35 p.m.